chanting lift the covid lockdown , and breaking through barriers. there was an eruption of anger online in china following the deadly blaze, with some questioning whether pandemic restrictions prevented residents from escaping or hampered fire fighting efforts. urumqi, in xinjiang province, is home to many uighur muslims. it s been under stringent coronavirus measures for three months as beijing continues its zero covid policy, despite record daily infections. 0ur correspondent katie silver is following this story from singapore. the fire broke out on the 15th floor of this apartment building on thursday night. we understand to authorities about three hours to put it out and according to state media, ten people died from it and nine were injured. this deadly blaze has then attracted attention on social zero covid. some residents telling the bbc
coronavirus measures for three months as beijing continues to grapple with a steep rise in covid infections, despite its so called zero covid policy our correspondent katie silver is following this story from singapore. (pres) let s look at some of the day s other news (tx 00v)the democratic republic of congo has announced that it will hold its next presidential election in december next year. the announcement comes as rebel groups continue to cause instability in the east of the country, displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes. taiwan s president has resigned as leader of the governing party, saying she takes full responsibility for her party s poor showing in the local elections. tsai ing wen s attempt to frame the elections on her government s defiance of china s increased military threats failed to sway voters. the vatican has accused china of breaking a landmark agreement signed four years ago over the administration of chinese catholics. the vatican expressed su
families and friends when the electricity is off so it s very difficult psychologically when you cannot call your family to ask them what is happening to them and where they are. the same was also with regards to isolation from news because wifi and mobile internet was not running and people didn t know what was happening in the city. there ve been protests against covid restrictions in the western chinese city of urumqi following a deadly fire that killed ten people. crowds chanted the slogan end lockdown , and broke through barriers guarded by officials wearing hazmat suits. many residents appear to believe that covid controls contributed to delays in tackling the fire. following the protests, urumqi s city government relaxed some restrictions. urumqi is the capital of xinjiang province, home to millions of uyghur muslims. it s been under stringent coronavirus measures for three
think, we are open to all investors. , ., ., investors. interesting to hear what business investors. interesting to hear what business leaders - what business leaders expectations are while this g20 summit continues in bali. let s have a look at the financial markets today. japan just up slightly, hong kong up 3.5%. a lot of the optimism is coming out of china because some chinese cities have begun to cut routine community testing for covid as china announces an easing of some of its coronavirus measures and lockdowns. this, however, is happening is covid case numbers in the country have gone up slightly so there is mixed views on the outlook but hong kong certainly has had a run of strong days of the hang seng for the stock market in anticipation that the economy may get going there as covid restrictions begin to ease. let s have a look at the united states and we saw